talk with us, not at us. yeah...cheers.but the mayor who banned smoking in public places, cut out trans fats and had restaurants post calories, isn't backing down from his effort to fight obesity. compared to smoking, this is an easy battle to win and nobody is going to stop this, is my impression.the mayor touts support from health experts and former president bill clinton. and the city reminds new yorkers how much sugar they're consuming. the battle is in the mayor's favor since he appointed the department of health board members who will vote on the measure. and that has made the beverage industry more aggressive in its fight, even reaching out to city council members to turn up pressure.we don't have high hopes of winning, meaning this will not go forward. we hope it won't. elected officials say they should have a vote, but that's not the way the city's health commissioner sees it.the purpose of the board of health is to address health crises, to establish rules within the bounds of health that really sho